The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-21
THE BIGGEST AND BEST
Bradley, Holton & Co. Make the Grand
est and Most Extensive Exhibit
at the State Fair.
Ten Separate Displays Covering Over an Acre
of Ground-A New Building Erected
Which Ornaments the Grounds and
Wins General Admiration.

The State fair grounds show great improve
ment over former years in the new buildings
erected and in the number of exhibits. Several
attractive paviliops have been built, but the
handsomest structure on the ground is that OF
Bradley. Holton q Co.. whose city quarters are
at III to Isl East Washington street This
firm is nothing if not enterprising, and the new
pavilion, which is located between the EXPOSE
ton building and the amDhitheater, is an orna-
ment to the grounds. Bradley, Holton q Go.
have ten distinct and separate exhibits, extend
ing from the new building eastward to their old
building adjacent to power hall. II there Is
any article of farm implement which does not
appear on exhibit, or in their catalogue, it
would be difficult to discover OF course, their
principal articles exhibited are their own manu-
featured goods-plows, cutivators, rakes. ETC.
These goods have a word wide reputation. and
are known as standard articles of
farm goods in all sections of
the United States. as well as in
many foreign countries Among their own
manufactures are the famous light draft square,
corner sniky and gang plows. and the we'll
known and popular Garden City Clipper plows,
Duplex adjustable arch and Magic" expansion
arch walking cultivators. combined and riding
cultivators sulky hay rakes, etc. The works OF
the David Bradley Manufacturing Company, of
Chicago, of which Bradley, Holton d Co., of
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world. There are four other branch establish
ments in different sections of the country-at
St Louis, Mo-. at Minneapolis, Mimi. Council
Bluffs Ia. and Kansas City. Mo. The extent
of their trade is simply immense, and the Indf
annapolis house leads the list
With the better organization Of the company
they have added various lines OF goods until to-
day the range they cover comprises list of
articles which cannot here, in limited space, be
enumerated. They have however, strictly ad-
hered TO the idea of handling only such goods as
have an established reputation for superiority, or
such new inventions commend themselves at
sight. One of their principal displays, and
feature just added, was the exhibit of the goods
of Mast, Foos d Co.'S popular and celebrated
Buckeye force pumps, iron turbine wind engines.
wrought-iron fences and lawu-mowers. Their
line of carriages. buggies, business and farm
wagons is simply immense. AS will be seen by
a notice elsewhere, they have also secured the
agency for the goods Of. BImel & Son. OF
St. Marys. 0. Other goods of leading
manufacturers carried by them. Mr.. w. b.
Hotou. the resident partner of the Indianapolis
house, seems to understand the particular needs
of his trade, and in the exhibit which ne makes
this year at the State fair crowns himself
the prince OF agricultural implement dealers.
The interest added to the fair by Bradley, Hol-
ton 6 Co is worthy of emulation, and had the
State score more firms equally as enterprsing
Indiana would stand at the very head of the Ma
ton in her exhibits of farm machinery and agri-
cultural implements.